Shane is a third-year political science student. By Jennifer Shane In his recent article, “”˜Defiant’ liberals actually conformist” (Viewpoint, March 4), Ben Shapiro makes the keen but sad observation that liberals, in trying to defy social norms and convention, actually end up being conformists themselves by assimilating to their professors’ ideologies and to various social trends. Read more...

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Doug Lief Lief is a fourth-year English student who will soon look far more distinguished than he actually is. Contact him at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Doug Lief I’ve never found Julia Stiles to be particularly attractive. Read more...

EDITORIAL BOARD Editor in Chief  Timothy Kudo Managing Editor  Michael Falcone Viewpoint Editor  Cuauhtemoc Ortega Staff Representatives  Maegan Carberry  Edward Chiao  Kelly Rayburn Editorial Board Assistants  Maegan Carberry  Edward Chiao   Unsigned editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board. Read more...

EDITORIAL BOARD Editor in Chief  Timothy Kudo Managing Editor  Michael Falcone Viewpoint Editor  Cuauhtemoc Ortega Staff Representatives  Maegan Carberry  Edward Chiao  Kelly Rayburn Editorial Board Assistants  Maegan Carberry  Edward Chiao   Unsigned editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board. Read more...

Gow is a graduate student in Asian American studies. By Will Gow Public transportation is one of society’s great democratizing forces. It’s a system of conveyance, used by people from all strata of society, that is both cost-effective and environmentally sound. Read more...

Limiting vouchers will discriminate in education Gregory McGinity made a reasonably sound argument in favor of vouchers (“Vouchers improve quality of education,” Viewpoint, March 4). As a supporter of voucher programs, however, I was disappointed in his suggestions for “limitations,” specifically, limiting “student eligibility to those most in need.” The program is designed to raise the performance of all schools by introducing competition in the educational system. Read more...